The supreme court is most likely to grant when the u. s. government—through the solicitor general—requests it.

In this case the Supreme Court is most likely to grant what is known as certiorari. Certiorari is writ, a formal written order, seeking a judicial review which is issued by the a superior court in this case the Supreme Court to an inferior court. With this the court is officially asking the records of a case in order to review them.